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Thomas J. Packard — 26 Patents

3M: 23 patents #547 of 11,543Top 5%
QLQinetiq Limited: 3 patents #94 of 677Top 15%
Windom, MN: #72 of 2,819 inventorsTop 3%
Minnesota: #2,446 of 52,454 inventorsTop 5%
Overall (All Time): #150,017 of 4,157,543Top 4%
26 Patents All Time
Thomas J. Packard has been granted 26 US patents while listed as an inventor at 3M. The first was granted in 1984 and the most recent in February 2007. Thomas J. Packard ranks #150,017 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.6%). Patent records list Thomas J. Packard in Windom, MN, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1984 to 2007Bar chart with a peak of 3 patents in 1997.peak 31984: 2 patents19841985: 1 patents1989: 1 patents19891990: 1 patents1991: 1 patents19911992: 1 patents1994: 1 patents19941995: 2 patents1996: 1 patents19961997: 3 patents1998: 3 patents19981999: 3 patents2000: 1 patents20002002: 1 patents2004: 1 patents20042005: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062007: 1 patents2007

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 26 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
7182011 Mine retrieval method and apparatus Brett Robert Lowery 2007-02-27
7104176 Mineplough Brett Robert Lowery 2006-09-12
6883414 Mine excavation method and apparatus Brett Robert Lowery 2005-04-26
6800156 Surface preparation indicators Timothy M. Dietz, Gerald F. Fleischhacker, Larry S. Hebert, Mark D. Weigel 2004-10-05 $20,429,000
6420455 Antimicrobial composition containing photosensitizers articles, and methods of use Kevin D. Landgrebe, John J. Stofko, Jr., Sheila A. Tesch, John C. Loperfido, David John Hastings +4 more 2002-07-16 $15,623,000
D432238 Stethoscope chestpiece portion Joy A. Packard 2000-10-17
5945640 Stethoscope chestpiece having two suspended diaphragms Mary Jo Rossini 1999-08-31 $78,584,000
5931792 Stethoscope chestpiece Joy A. Packard 1999-08-03 $46,200,000
D410285 Stethoscope chestpiece Joy A. Packard 1999-05-25
D403065 Stethoscope component Alan P. Dieken, Edward J. Moe, Joy A. Packard, Thomas A. Turgeon, Thomas W. Reeder 1998-12-22
5824968 Ear tips having a plurality of ear contacting surfaces Mary Jo Rossini 1998-10-20 $26,856,000
D395509 Stethoscope chestpiece Joy A. Packard 1998-06-23
5663532 Ergonometric stethoscope chestpiece Alan P. Dieken, Edward J. Moe, Joy A. Packard, Thomas W. Reeder, Thomas A. Turgeon 1997-09-02 $15,541,000
D381366 Identification tag Mary Jo Rossini, Joy A. Packard 1997-07-22
D379512 Ergonometric stethoscope chestpiece Alan P. Dieken, Edward J. Moe, Joy A. Packard, Thomas A. Turgeon, Thomas W. Reeder 1997-05-27
D373824 Stethoscope chestpiece Joy A. Packard 1996-09-17
D360652 Identification tag Joy A. Packard 1995-07-25
5380182 Mold having elastomeric mold member therewith James H. Quackenbush 1995-01-10 $4,240,000
5324471 Method of forming a molded article using a mold having an elastomeric mold member James H. Quackenbush 1994-06-28 $7,659,000
5111904 Molded article having elastomeric mold member used therewith James H. Quackenbush 1992-05-12 $12,264,000
4995473 Stethoscope with diaphragm head adapter 1991-02-26 $13,533,000
4913259 Compressible ear tip 1990-04-03 $5,294,000
4852684 Compressible ear tip 1989-08-01 $8,442,000
D277890 Stethoscope head Jane W. Loughridge 1985-03-05
4475619 Stethoscope with floating diaphragm 1984-10-09 $5,643,000